how likely is it that someone would want to steal an ebook reader?
I had a $5 paperback stolen out of my hospital room while I was in surgery. People will steal anything.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
ChiKat - Dec 17, 2009 7:07:12 am PST #10698 of 28370
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
DavidS - Dec 17, 2009 7:53:26 am PST #10699 of 28370
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Here's a nice change from the usual year end and decade literary lists.
The Guardian polled publishing insiders for the book they thought was fantastic that never found its readership. I've never heard of any of these books, but several sound very intriguing. Here's their annotated list.
I think Black Juice by Margo Lanagan would have particular appeal for Buffistas.
Gris - Dec 17, 2009 9:44:13 am PST #10700 of 28370
Hey. New board.
Didn't Gris have his stolen?
I did. Well, I left it in a Barnes and Noble and it was never recovered, anyway.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 17, 2009 10:58:30 am PST #10701 of 28370
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I don't know how you write that book without being extremely meticulous, you know? It wouldn't work if it were done in broader strokes.
The movie, however, had no choice but to go broader (or at least more circumspect), but I thought it worked. But it worked as a movie.
Plus the "Hip to be Square" scene still makes me laugh like a goon when I watch it.
erin_obscure - Dec 22, 2009 12:42:07 pm PST #10702 of 28370
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
turns out the house of night book (first one at least) is the absolute perfect thing to read while biding my time until i can take another pain pill and attempt to sleep. For this i am glad to have borrowed it from the library. The new Stephen King that i was working on before breaking my foot is NOT something i want to read in the middle of the night while my foot aches in agony.
Strix - Dec 22, 2009 4:18:14 pm PST #10703 of 28370
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I read the House of Night books when I was in the hospital on WHOA a lot of morphine.
erin_obscure - Dec 22, 2009 4:42:44 pm PST #10704 of 28370
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
mmmm, yeah, that sounds about perfect!
Kat - Dec 24, 2009 7:18:52 pm PST #10705 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
P-C, have you read A Gate at the Stairs yet? I just finished it. What did you think?
Polter-Cow - Dec 24, 2009 8:20:55 pm PST #10706 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I haven't yet! I have so many other things I'm reading at the moment, I haven't slotted it in. Plus I kind of have to get in the Lorrie Moore mood and all. Do I feel like being wistful and depressed right now? Hmmmm.
Calli - Dec 25, 2009 2:58:30 am PST #10707 of 28370
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I finished Heyer's The Grand Sophie yesterday, and immediately lent it to my sister, who'd been wondering what all the giggling was about. Now I get to chose among Cherie Priest's Boneshaker, LKH's new one (I know, I know, but it features Jason, and I've always been fond of Jason. Partially because he's the only one who calls Anita on her bullshit ) and Moonwise. The last one's the only one that's remotely seasonal, and I suspect it'll require more than my fractured Christmas-with-family attention. Three potentially interesting books to chose among is a nice problem to have, though.